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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
PARTHA SARATHI CHATTERJEE
Dhrubajyoti Roy – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners seek appointment recognition. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments on compliance with conditions. (Para 4 , 6 , 10) |
| 3. recognition confirmed by inspections. (Para 5 , 8 , 12) |
| 4. understanding recognition's legal context. (Para 11 , 15 , 18 , 20) |
| 5. state's obligation in education provision. (Para 19 , 21 , 22 , 36 , 37) |
| 6. court's directive to approve appointments. (Para 30 , 33 , 40) |
JUDGMENT :
Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.:-
Preface :
1. By filing the present writ petition, the petitioners pray for the issuance of an appropriate order, direction, or writ, more particularly a writ in the nature of mandamus, commanding the concerned respondents to approve the appointment of petitioner nos. 1 to 4 as teaching staff and petitioner no. 5 as non-teaching staff, with effect from 01.01.2021, being the date on which financial aid was granted to Lakshman Chandra Jageswar 4-Class Junior High School (hereinafter referred to as "the School"), followed by the grant of recognition to the said School. Additionally, the petitioners pray for a directive to the respondents to release the salary of the petitioners and arrears of salary w.e.f. 01.01.2021.
2. Before addressing the issues
Recognition and financial aid for educational institutions must align with equitable staff employment and ensure compliance with established legal conditions for staff remuneration.
The court established that teachers engaged in unrecognized classes can be regularized upon the recognition of the school, provided their appointments were bona fide.
Teachers of a derecognized institution do not have a legal right to claim absorption in other schools; recognition cancellation eliminates enforceable employment rights.
The appointment given beyond the sanctioned strength cannot be declared legal, and thus, the refusal to approve the appointment was upheld.
Appointments made in contravention of statutory provisions cannot be regularized, and authority to appoint staff lies with the Commission post-upgradation.
Employees of recognized aided schools entitled to grant-in-aid on parity with similarly situated teachers granted aid despite procedural irregularities or excess sanctioned strength, to uphold equali....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the entitlement of the appellant's service to be regularised as a Headmistress, the inapplicability of the School Service Commission Act, 1997 to h....
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